Mt. Dhaulagiri I (8167m) with ridge of Tukuche Peak (6920m) to right 
Slope below Tukuche Peak 
ANEMONE VITIFOLA 
IMPATIENS SCABRIDA 
ALLIUM SP. 
Muktinath Nunnery 
Prayer-wheels 
Taxi-driver attired with traditional Nepali hat 
DELPHINIUM STAPELIOSUM 
Peeling bark of Himalayan Birch - 'Bhojpatra' (King's Paper) BETULA UTILIS 
RHODODENDRON LEPIDOTUM 
Bridge across Kali Gandaki, Mustang District 
Early morning light on Dhaulagiri I and Tukuche Peak
Another charming Namaste
ALL visitors, whether 'old-hands' like myself or inexperienced young Westerners on their first journey to the Indian sub-continent, have a responsibility to be aware of the dangers when trekking in mountains. To assume that the cheap guide booked on the "spur of the moment" (sometimes when those doing the hiring have never even walked in much lower-level mountains in their own countries let alone the much more challenging Himalaya) through an agent in Kathmandu or the porter(s) they hire "on-the-spot" upon arrival by bus at the starting point of their trek, are experienced and properly equipped to cope with altitude or adverse weather is false! Given the terrible events in Nepal in 2014 (over-shadowed by the earthquakes in 2015), I feel duty-bound to offer my initial thoughts and advice on KEEPING SAFE IN THE HIMALAYA see: | 
